My day: Marc Aspland, Times chief sports photographer

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“A sports photographer covering the royal wedding? Well, I suppose they
don’t move very quickly.” I have heard more quips than in a best
man’s speech since I rather gingerly offered my help to the picture
editor for the royal wedding. I have been labelled a “long lens specialist”
— and I suppose that covering sport using supertelephoto lenses is second
nature.

Now I’m told that I will be positioned on the Victoria memorial directly
in front of Buckingham Palace for perhaps the single most important
photographic moment — the royal kiss. Capturing a split-second moment
that is rarely repeated is what